Oregon was tested, but only very slightly, in the final exam of fall quarter finals week, a 100-67 victory over Division III Willamette University on Saturday night at McArthur Court.

Forward E.J. Singler led six Ducks in double figures with 18 points and a career high 17 rebounds.

The Ducks improved to 6-3 with Jacksonville State visiting on Monday night.

Before a crowd of 6,953 “Throwback Night,” the Ducks wore specially designed Nike uniforms based on those worn by the Tall Firs when they won the 1939 NCAA championships, except that Laddie Gale never wore shorts nearly that long.

The Willamette game was scheduled as part of the last season in Mac Court, as the Ducks open the new Matthew Knight Arena on Jan. 13 against Southern California. The Ducks played Willamette in the first-ever game in Mac Court, winning 38-10 on Jan. 14, 1927, and most recently in 2002, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the arena.

By halftime, Oregon led 51-31 and Singler already had his double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

The Ducks held forward Jeremy Jacob out of the game in deference to his sore right knee; he played 14 minutes in the last game, against Portland State, but missed the Missouri game.

However, Teondre Williams returned to action after missing Oregon’s last two games in the aftermath of a head injury, with 13 points including three dunks, and guard Nic Fearn played after missing four games with a knee injury.

Roughly 60 former players and managers from the 1940s through the recent past were at the game for a reunion of men’s basketball players. Among them George Bray from the 1940s, and some UO Hall of Famers — Blair Rasmussen, Anthony Taylor, Charles Warren and Kenya Wilkins.

More recent era Ducks included Bryan Bracey, who traveled from Chicago.

During the day, the former Ducks toured Oregon’s facilities, including Matthew Knight Arena, which opens next month. Oregon coach Dana Altman addressed the former Ducks at a dinner and several of the alums said they were impressed with the former Creighton coach and the concept of the reunion.

“I think he’s a great coach,” said Rick Osborn, who played for Oregon in the 1980s and is a teacher and the boys basketball coach at Tualatin High School.

“When Creighton was on ESPN on bracket buster Saturday, I would record or DVR their games because I think the things they’d run are really good. I think he’s a great coach. When they were floating last spring all the names, Tom Izzo (and others), I think he’s a great hire. Solid, character, down to earth. Fundamentals. I think he’s going to do a great job.”

The former Ducks expressed the hope there would be more reunions.

“I give Dana a lot of credit,” A.D Smith said. “I think this is something that if you look at the top programs, the Michigan States, the Dukes, the Carolinas, they’re good at this stuff.”

More details, including reaction by the former Ducks to Matthew Knight Arena, in Sunday’s print edition.